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These resources aim to build the bridge between the emerging research and its practical application to improve outcomes for younger children through personalisation of stories.View details about Developing lifelong readers through personalisation -
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This resource outlines ways that teachers can encourage talk in their secondary classroom, along with downloadable activities to put the ideas into practice.View details about Top five tips for encouraging talk, with practical examples -
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This resource uses The Silence Seeker to support thinking and discussion around a range of themes including belonging, what makes a community, refugee and asylum issues and language...View details about Reading the world - promoting critical thinking -
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Professor Elena Lieven reflects on early language development and communication in different cultures.View details about Other cultures, other languages: learning to talk around the world -
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This guide outlines techniques to help secondary school students develop and improve their listening skills.View details about Developing listening skills in secondary school -
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This resource guides teachers through the dictogloss technique to improve non-fiction writing. Integrating listening, speaking and writing, the strategy works well with any age from...View details about Dictogloss – improving non-fiction writing -
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These resources for secondary teachers provide practical tips and ideas for inspiring a vibrant whole-school reading environment.View details about Developing a whole-school reading environment for secondary schools -
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Explore resources to support schools to deliver Early Words Together at Three.View details about Early Words Together at Three programme resources -
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Support staff to teach the vocabulary skills specific to their subject area with our downloadable presentation aimed at secondary practitioners and with a particular focus on maths.View details about Vocabulary in subject areas in secondary school -
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Play is crucial for developing children’s communication skills. Here are 10 reasons why it is so important.View details about 10 reasons why play is important -
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Activity packs for parents and carers about using songs, rhymes and musical games to communicate with babies and young children.View details about Rock-a-bye Baby: singing helps your baby grow -
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Discover new and exciting books for your baby and young child with these eight book lists. These lists include book recommendations on a range of topics including bedtime, animals,...View details about Choose the perfect book for your child with these book lists -
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Ideas and activities to support your school in using diaries as an introduction to autobiographical writing and as a way of promoting family and community engagement.View details about The diary writer’s toolkit -
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Encourage your pupils to expand and experiment with descriptive language using the Descriptosaurus books as inspiration.View details about Descriptosaurus Time Machine writing challenge -
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Students write their own original poems expressing their thoughts on attitudes towards young people in today’s society.View details about Write On: poetry slam -
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Your TA can support EAL pupils in acquiring English language skills and developing their vocabulary through a range of learning opportunities.View details about Top tips for effective management of teaching assistants to support EAL pupils -
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In this PowerPoint resource, Mike Gershon, top contributor for TES Resources, shares his favourite activities to help bring discussion and debate to the classroom.View details about Practical activities for facilitating discussion in the classroom -
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An example approach to whole school literacy with an English as an additional language (EAL) focus at the British International School in Vietnam.View details about A whole-school approach to literacy -
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A reading challenge for Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 based on the popular Magic Animal Friends and Frankie’s Magic Football series.View details about Spring reading adventure challenge -
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Our Talk for Reading bookmarks support pupils, teachers and parents in raising and answering questions.View details about Talk for Reading bookmarks -
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Major studies have shown that talking and playing at home are key factors in a child’s development. This sort of activity is sometimes called home learning activity.View details about Seven great ways to play and learn at home